The AARC's Neonatal-Pediatric Specialist course is a comprehensive course developed to enhance the critical skills necessary for respiratory therapists who work in the neonatal and pediatric critical care environments. This is an excellent course to assist those respiratory therapists preparing to challenge the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC) Neonatal-Pediatric Specialist examination.
In addition to preparing the respiratory therapist for the NBRC NPS examination, this course is an excellent tool for those who are new to neonatal-pediatric care. With content geared toward respiratory care and critical care for both the neonatal and pediatric population, this course is a comprehensive orientation to the respiratory therapist's role in caring for the critically ill neonatal and pediatric patient.
This course is approved for 20.00 CRCE hours by the AARC.
- Discuss general critical care practices, such as assessing patient status and changes in status, anticipate care based on laboratory results, anticipate care based on imaging and reports of imaging, anticipate effects of pharmacologic agents, anticipate care based on nutritional status, prevent ventilator associated pneumonia, and recognize and manage patients with infections and sepsis in the neonatal/pediatric population.
- Discuss respiratory critical care procedures, such as managing airways, administering specialty gases, manage ventilation, and deliver pharmacologic agents in the neonatal/pediatric population.
- Identify necessary components to prepare for disasters, including patient protection and equipment and supply management in the neonatal/pediatric population.
- Identify components of acting as an interdisciplinary team member in the neonatal/pediatric population.
- Discuss performing critical care procedures and troubleshoot systems such as chest tube drainage, bronchoscopy, hemodynamic monitoring, and inhaled delivery of vasodilators in the neonatal/pediatric population.
- Discuss issues with patient autonomy, surrogate decision making, and end of life in the neonatal/pediatric population.